Turnpike board hears from foes of privatization

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — Some New jersey lawmakers have spoken out against a plan to privatize toll collections on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which operates both roadways, held its monthly board meeting Tuesday. The authority said last year it would seek proposals to privatize E-ZPass and cash toll collections in 2016.

The toll collectors’ union has already agreed to wage and benefit concessions.

At Tuesday’s meeting, Assemblyman John Wisniewski, head of the Assembly’s transportation committee, said the savings under privatization would be minuscule.